Sokoto council chairman quits APC, resigns from office

The Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area successful Sokoto State, Isa Salihu Bashir Kalanjeni, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and stepped down from his presumption arsenic assembly chairman.

The decisions were contained successful 2 abstracted resignation letters made disposable to journalists connected Tuesday.

In a missive dated May 5, 2026, and addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Kalanjeni Ward successful Tangaza Local Government Area, Kalanjeni announced that helium was leaving the ruling enactment with contiguous effect.

He described the determination arsenic a idiosyncratic decision.

“I privation to formally pass you of my determination to resign from the APC with contiguous effect. This determination is borne retired of purely idiosyncratic reasons.”

In different missive dated July 7, 2026, addressed to the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kalanjeni besides announced his resignation arsenic Executive Chairman of Tangaza Local Government Area.

He stated that his resignation from bureau took effect immediately.

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